IF LL is Asking us to Use the AR System in an Effort Not to keep public order, But to deprive people of the right to be Treated as Free Adults, then YES, i have to Agree, it’s a system that perhaps Supporters of free Speech should Opt Out of, AND Make it Clear to the Lindens, Via E-Mail WHY we no longer support it.
I Consider my actions before i take them, I See where things are going, Then i Make my decision. Opting out of AR Will be one option i will examine.

“I May not Agree with What you Say, But i will Defend Unto Death your right to Say It.”

Maria.

Someone should AR me

Quoting for agreement is not an accusation.

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“He was talking about reporters, not bloggers.d”

Since when are Elois Pasteur or Tateru Nino “MAJOR reporters”? And if they are, why didn’t Coca-Cola bother to engage them *instead* of me?

There isn’t a single response to Tateru’s post on NWN, and no one representing Coca-Cola comments on Elois’ SL Insider post. So how “MAJOR” are they exactly?

Perhaps you should contact Coco-Cola and correct their oversight; tell them not to waste time posting on my blog. Doubtlessly they’ll listen to you.

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“Oh that reminds me I made this awesome article about that stuff you told me about but everybody is all like ‘oh nobody cares about that’ so its hard to sell it, do you know who would buy it????”

“awesome”? Right.

My only suggestion is that next time you *not* ask me what I think or know about Prokofy Neva.

But, who knows, maybe your Mom will buy it. Or maybe Prokofy will give you a few extra Lindens for trying.

“I’m sorry. Did I say I was talking about *you* anymore than you were talking about me?”

Yah, you quoted him and then replied. It’s right there…. You can’t miss it…..

Are you talking about this thing that Onder Skall wrote???? I found it when I was looking for arguments between you and Neva…… http://www.metaversed.com/onder-skall/blog/29-may-2007/why-i-hate-virtual-thirst

He was talking about reporters, not bloggers. And was talking MAJOR reporters. That’s pretty clear too, can’t miss it, he doesn’t quote one single non-A-list thing. Youre not a reporter, your just a guy who argues with Prokofy Neva…. like… everywhere you can find her….. you gonna follow Skall around too???? LOL you need a girlfriend!! Oh that reminds me I made this awesome article about that stuff you told me about but everybody is all like ‘oh nobody cares about that’ so its hard to sell it, do you know who would buy it????

I’m sorry. Did I say I was talking about *you* anymore than you were talking about me?

But since you bring it up, let’s review: you made some *knowing* declaration like you *knew* what you were talking about even though you missed a whole conversation – involving Coca-Cola’s media agency, no less – that occurred across a number of blogs *besides* mine (e.g. Greg Verdino’s marketing blog).

You’re right. That’s not *poor* research. It’s not ANY research.

Then again, maybe you have an excuse. Maybe you were busy licking Prokofy’s jackboots and didn’t have time to do anything but surf through NWN.

Prok – Yeah it was a cheap shot, I admit. I’m an ass, you see. Truth is I was reading your article and had this ultra-short version pop into my head and just HAD to write it because… I don’t know, writing is becoming obsessive for me these days. I think I have a problem. Anyhow you’re right, I shouldn’t have teased you for an excuse to write something. Kinda lame of me.

Csven – Ignoring your blog when covering the major articles written on a topic is hardly poor research, it’s just… appropriate. Of course… here you are dragging out a completely unrelated issue in a wildly unrelated thread where I hadn’t even specifically called you out. Why are you doing that? Did you just want me to say dismissive things about you publicly? Are you in that much need for attention? Are you ok?

K, ducking out of the rest of the thread before I start going way overboard or reading something and reacting to random flames. Enjoy yourselves guys.

As are poorly researched blog posts.

>Sorry it’s just this is soooo much text

And BTW, cut it out, Onder, it’s not a long article. It’s very short. A first screen full and a short bit after the fold. Seriously, no longer than anything you’ve written. That’s the kind of TOTALLY gratuitous punch that I punch *right back at*.

You don’t need to cmoe in on no. 50 on a comments thread and write that kind of crap. You can just make the point you need to make — if any.

Sorry it’s just this is soooo much text, and I thought it might be handy to sum it up:

The Abuse Report system, as it stands right now, does more harm than good. Ultimately, the thought here is that the only use for the current Abuse Report system is for griefing. The proposal is to get out of the habit of using it and find other ways of dealing with our troubles. This has the dual benefits of:
A) allowing the residents, rather than Lindens, to decide which policies are valid and which aren’t.
B) keeping personal conflicts personal.

If you’re interested in showing your support for this notion you can join “The Broadly Offensive” group, whose slogan is “Do Good by Doing Jack”. Well ok, that was my suggestion… not really sure if they took me up on that or if they’re just laughing at me. I think both. Anyhow…

Most of the rest of these comments are arguments about that because arguing is a great way to show that you can form sentences out of words. Your call on whether or not that accomplishes anything. My opinion is most likely clearly implied.

That’s it.

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